Greetings All.
Well, we finally got some wind, and in the right direction. Most of yesterday was a fluky drifter. Winds varied from dead calm, light and fluky from the south, east and finally NW. We had the spinnaker up for part of the day but it was a challenge to keep in flying. We took it down, and soon afterward the winds shifted to the NNW. We'd get puffs, the boat would accelerate to 3-4 knots, then the winds would die. Repeat. Sometime during the night, the winds filled in more solidly and we have been able to point directly at Hawaii, doing 5-6 knots.
Did not see many boats yesterday, so it makes me wonder if our reputation is known and they are all avoiding us. Saw one big blue spinnaker behind us for a while, but it went down around the same area that we took ours down. I predict that we'll be flying one permanently by the end of the day.
Off to bed for a short nap before roll call. Love you all.
Bob
7.09.2010
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ReplyDeleteHI everyone, you were not the only ones caught in the hole. hehe it was nail biting to watch speeds of 1 knot on some boats.. Im really happy you have some wind. I hope it gets better and you fly.
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